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DesertRat

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16. A close relative of mine recently spent his final days in a hospice facility

Reply to mopinko (Reply #2)

Wed Jul 24, 2019, 03:15 PM

Jul 2019

Previous to that he received in-home visits by a hospice nurse a few times a week. He was transferred to their beautiful in-patient facility when his pain level and personal care became too much for his wife to manage at home.

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Valerie Harper's husband says he can't send her to hospice [View all] Demovictory9 Jul 2019 OP

Huh? Hospice comes to you. Thomas Hurt Jul 2019 #1

yes handmade34 Jul 2019 #3

Yeah, I read that as "We're not giving up." GoCubsGo Jul 2019 #7

Which is sad, because hospice makes life so much gentler Ms. Toad Jul 2019 #36

Sometimes, yes customerserviceguy Jul 2019 #4

Here where I live you can have hospice come into your home or blueinredohio Jul 2019 #9

That is how things went w/my late mother CountAllVotes Jul 2019 #14

+1 uponit7771 Jul 2019 #30

in the agency that i volunteer for, about 1 in 10 come to in patient unit mopinko Jul 2019 #19

It can be done either way Retrograde Jul 2019 #20

:) A tremendous help, I imagine. This struck me also, Hortensis Jul 2019 #21

Yes. My mother had home hospice when she dies quite peacefully lunatica Jul 2019 #27

There are at least two kinds of hospice. One kind is a hospice facility. pnwmom Jul 2019 #35

i hope someone sets him straight. mopinko Jul 2019 #2

A close relative of mine recently spent his final days in a hospice facility DesertRat Jul 2019 #16

Hospice Dr Vegas Jul 2019 #5

My relative was in an in-patient hospice facility for his final days DesertRat Jul 2019 #17

my friend Marcia barbtries Jul 2019 #6

I think he might be referring to the fact that when you agree to hospice care, you Demit Jul 2019 #8

That's what I take from it as well maryellen99 Jul 2019 #10

I can see that and I hate to be pedantic but here I go... Caliman73 Jul 2019 #12

Why would he have to be clear for anyone? He wasn't exactly giving a TED talk. Demit Jul 2019 #13

Exactly. It's a legality. Nothing that prolongs life. You sign off on any life support or they won't lindysalsagal Jul 2019 #24

That is what Hospice does... Caliman73 Jul 2019 #11

It often is a "place" too. There are different levels of hospice care DesertRat Jul 2019 #18

Yes. Palliative care can also include treatment to extend life, Hortensis Jul 2019 #26

She had done amazingly well for years, even outliving MTM. I'm sorry to hear she's at her end... hlthe2b Jul 2019 #15

Hospice can be done at home DeminPennswoods Jul 2019 #22

Translation: what I want is more important than everyone else GusBob Jul 2019 #23

Is this his view on those who choose hospice care for loved ones? cynatnite Jul 2019 #25

I'm going to assume that he's carrying out her wishes FakeNoose Jul 2019 #28

She is rebe303 Jul 2019 #29

She has always been a fighter. lpbk2713 Jul 2019 #31

Hospice can make home visits, too MBS Jul 2019 #32

She has to be a real fighter. She was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2013. catbyte Jul 2019 #33

Yeah, you can always depend on the "powers above" to do the right thing. n/t elocs Jul 2019 #34

When my wife was diagnosed with ovarian cancer The_jackalope Jul 2019 #37

beautiful story Demovictory9 Jul 2019 #40

Loved her. I did not know she was ill. Peace to the family riversedge Jul 2019 #38

Such a favorite personality. I hope she's using cannabis for comfort and for fighting the cancer. JudyM Jul 2019 #39

"Her family recently announced ..." PDittie Jul 2019 #41